Now that the site is coming to a close, we thought we’d return the honor by featuring the Mosaic Man in some tile work of our own: a collage of just some of the people who make the East Village what it is, for better or worse (mostly for better, we’re happy to say).And we’re also grateful to everyone who has lent their talents to The Local over these two and a half years.Below are the names of those people, along with links to their writing and photography.Over the course of two a half years, the word “change” has come up in many of The Local’s 4,200-plus posts about the East Village. Bedford + Bowery will continue to cover breaking news, big issues, and cultural events in the East Village and Lower East Side while also exploring three kindred neighborhoods directly across the river: Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick. As The Local publishes its final post today, please bookmark nymag.com/bedfordandbowery and follow @bedbow on Twitter.